New Type of Multi-Tasking Taste Cells Discovered in Taste Buds
Study in mice identifies a taste cell that detects every taste but salt. Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking…
Study in mice identifies a taste cell that detects every taste but salt. Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking…
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide insights into…
Study is largest ever investigation into evolution of larynges across species. Scientists have discovered that the larynx, or voice box, of primates is significantly larger…
Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries — but, they also say these habitats face…
Harvard scientists find that the same cell types that cause goosebumps are responsible for controlling hair growth. If you’ve ever wondered why we get goosebumps,…
Synthesizing an alternative fuel for muscle could lead to medical advances. A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn’t the set-up to…
Venus flytraps catch spiders and insects by snapping their trap leaves. This mechanism is activated when unsuspecting prey touch highly sensitive trigger hairs twice within…
Interdisciplinary team finds the motion enhances Chrysopelea paradisi’s rotational stability. The snakes which comprise the Chrysopelea family are the only known limbless vertebrates capable of…
How the Beetle Got Its Bang If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural world, just startle a bombardier beetle. But…
New research published today in the Journal of Physiology shows that just one 60 minutes bout of exercise shifted the muscle clocks of mice by around an…
“Like a frog stared down by a snake,” goes an old Japanese expression, describing an animal petrified with fear. However, it now seems that this…
Scientists have discovered an earlier origin of the human language pathway in the brain, pushing back its evolutionary origin by at least 20 million years….
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat-busting proteins in the laboratory. Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery…
Researchers provide comprehensive review of the effects of movement-based mind-body interventions on chronic low back pain. It’s a pain. About 80 percent of adults in…
Weightlifters could do less and get stronger by changing the amount they lift each session, according to new research. Sports scientists from the University of…
Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an…
Need to control glucose? There’s a drink for that, says University of British Columbia professor. With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for novel…
Carpal tunnel, stiff shoulders, eye-strain headaches – these are all well-known side effects of prolonged computer use. But what happens when you step away from…